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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
4
The notice states mail transmission at the Diller Nebraska post office 28 second class matter. Rates for business locals are 5 cents per line for an insertion and rates are to be made known upon request.
A November 7 1913 editorial urges railway workers to save at least five cents daily and explains the cost of waste. It uses examples like earning a two cent stamp versus hauling freight to justify careful spending and saving, concluding that the wisest use of earnings is saving in a savings bank.
The Lincoln Star estimates Nebraskans will save about half a million dollars this year due to no election for state county and local offices. The figure is conservative and based on campaign costs to the public and participants, with additional costs like primaries registrations ballot printing and other election expenses not included.
The department claimed the crow is the farmer’s friend, but farmers doubt that experts in the department will gain increased respect from this message.
The remark suggests the nation would appear foolish recognizing Gen. Huerta and tolerating his imprisonment of lawmakers, implying a stance that undermines democratic legitimacy and invites criticism abroad.
For a man of unsound intellect Harry Thaw is able to endure a remarkable amount of mental strain.
The speaker urges building rural roads prioritizing farmers to move products to markets efficiently. He notes a five hundred thousand dollar federal appropriation should improve post roads and support school access, while acknowledging automobilists and overall road benefits.
The freighter Hardy leaving La Treport France caught fire when wooden cases marked sodium ruptured in a rough sea. Water intensified the blaze causing explosions and a capsize before the crew abandoned ship. Sodium reacts violently with water, and improper packing led to the disaster.
Sunday school dialogue from Chicago Record-Herald notes a child and mother discussing cleanliness and a leopard analogy. The exchange emphasizes moral guidance and self improvement as the child reflects on not being a leopard.
The Atlantic notes that learning a language is easier when young and that, as children, we form our speech patterns without the resistance of an adult mindset. It suggests mastering multiple languages may rewire brain function, with noticeable pauses when switching tongues and increasing difficulty to activate unused brain regions after age twenty three.
A 1864 trial on the Chicago and Northwestern railway introduced railway mail service. The system expanded nationwide with permanent organization by 1874, featuring eight territorial divisions and a classified civil service for clerks. Permanent employment required probation and good conduct, with removals for cause only.
The piece outlines Eskimo food taboos on mountain sheep ribs in Alaska. Prohibitions vary by age, childbirth, illness, and family relations, changing as individuals and relatives kill animals. The account cites V Stefansson in Harper's Magazine.
The passage describes funeral customs for Norse chiefs where a ship carries the dead to sea. The body lies in the stern while a torgh burns the ship’s hold. Kin and friends witness the flames and the ship set sail, carrying the deceased away as it sinks.
An impassioned orator proclaims no north south east or west while an old farmer in the audience notes similar misalignment in several other respects. The exchange appears in the Pittsburgh Post.
The Atlantic questions why the garden toad inspires disgust while the frog, its boastful cousin, is viewed as amiable. If the toad croaked all night near home in the garden patch, would public opinion shift toward the toad?
Mrs Squire asks a friend about new dishes since the arrival of a new French cook. The friend replies that a whole new dinner set and several pieces of cut glass have appeared, noting the cook has been with them about a week.
A quoted exchange mocks a man claiming authority while his attire fails to impress. The remark highlights a social rift in town as residents critique showy behavior versus actual standing.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a woman calmly insisting on companionship in a smoking car. She says the men there are more polite than those in the war ahead and notes she cannot get a seat elsewhere. She accepts the cigars, remarking they are better than what her husband smokes, and remains seated.
A Kansas City Journal column recalls grandma’s claim that past fashion was modest while the Mopunt girl notes it as a fad that may return. The exchange reflects nostalgia and attitudes toward changing styles.
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